Week 7: Submitting to God's Leading

 This week's Bible reading plan is as follows:

• Sunday: Exodus 30:11-31:18; Matthew 26:47-68; Psalm 32:1-11; Proverbs 8:27-32
• Monday: Exodus 32:1-33:23; Matthew 26:69-27:14; Psalm 33:1-11; Proverbs 8:33-36
• Tuesday: Exodus 34:1-35:9; Matthew 27:15-31; Psalm 33:12-22; Proverbs 9:1-6
• Wednesday: Exodus 35:10-36:38; Matthew 27:32-66; Psalm 34:1-10; Proverbs 9:7-8
• Thursday: Exodus 37:1-38:31; Matthew 28:1-20; Psalm 34:11-22; Proverbs 9:9-10
• Friday: Exodus 39:1-40:38; Mark 1:1-28; Psalm 35:1-16; Proverbs 9:11-12
• Saturday: Leviticus 1:1-3:17; Mark 1:29-2:12; Psalm 35:17-28; Proverbs 9:13-18

Our S.O.A.P. this week is again from the book of Psalm 32: 
 
Scripture: Psalm 32:8, 9
The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life.
I will advise you and watch over you.
Do not be like a senseless horse or mule
that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control."

Observation:
God will take an active part in leading us through life...if we let him. He will advise us and watch over us. What could be better than receiving daily guidance and counsel from the Living God?

Yet we can be stubborn and rebellious, like a senseless horse or mule that requires a bit and bridle to keep it in line.

Application:
I want to get over the notion that I am "the master of my own destiny and the captain of my soul." God and God alone is the master of my present and future. He alone is the captain of my soul!

I want to yield myself completely to God's influence in my life, trusting him to guide me along the best pathway for my life.

Today I rest joyfully in the truth that God is God and I am not.

Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank you for taking such an active role in my life. Please help me shed any and all tendencies to resist your influence. I want to walk in the pathways in which you would have me walk and receive your advice readily. I pray in Jesus' name...amen!

Have a great week!

Faithfully,
Chuck